
1952
The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the termination of his family's power. This is the first film of the Ako Castle trilogy.

Chiezo Kataoka

Kenji Susukida

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Yoshi Katō

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Minpei Tomimoto

Akio Kobori

Kunitaro Sawamura

Kikutaro Onoe

Kunio Kaga

Isuzu Yamada

Michiyo Kogure

Yūko Misono

The Hidden Fortress

Seven Samurai

Rashomon

GOZEN: The Sword of Pure Romance

11 Rebels

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Zatoichi

ICHI

A Color Print of Edo

Floating Vessel

The Sword of Doom

Hana

Love and Honor

Incident at Blood Pass

Taboo

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge

Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm

Samurai Shifters

Vengeance for Sale

Ask This of Rikyu